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===Visual art=== :''See also [[commons:Gabriel|Gabriel gallery in Commons]]''. [[File:Annunciation (Leonardo).jpg|alt=Painting of the annunciation by Leonardo|thumb|Gabriel and Mary in [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[Annunciation (Leonardo)|Annunciation]]'', c. 1472β1475]] [[File:Titian - Polyptych of the Resurrection - Archangel Gabriel - WGA22785.jpg|thumb|Angel of the [[Averoldi Polyptych#Annunciation|Annunciation]] by [[Titian]] (1520β1522)]] [[Daniel 8]]:15 describes Gabriel as appearing in the "likeness of man" and in [[Daniel 9]]:21 he is referred to as "the man Gabriel". David Everson observes that "such anthropomorphic descriptions of an angel are consistent with previous .. .descriptions of angels", as in [[Genesis 19]]:5.<ref name="everson">{{cite web |author=Everson |first=David L. |date=December 2009 |title="Gabriel Blow Your Horn! β A Short History of Gabriel within Jewish Literature", Xavier University |url=https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/articles/2009/12/eve278002 |access-date=1 May 2014 |publisher=bibleinterp.arizona.edu}}</ref> Gabriel is most often portrayed in the context of scenes of the [[Annunciation]]. In 2008 a 16th-century drawing by Lucas van Leyden of the Netherlands was discovered. George R. Goldner, chairman of the department of prints and drawings at New York's [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], suggested that the sketch was for a stained glass window. "The fact that the archangel is an ordinary-looking person and not an idealized boy is typical of the artist", said Goldner.<ref>Vogel, Carol. 25 July 2008. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/arts/design/25voge.html?_r=0 Angels Appear, and Museums Rejoice]" ''New York Times''.</ref> In chronological order (to see each item, follow the link in the footnote):<ref>{{cite web | title = Links to images of Gabriel | publisher = The Text This Week | url = http://www.textweek.com/art/gabriel.htm | access-date = 12 February 2007 }}</ref> * ''Archangel Gabriel'' ([[Triptych]]), early 10th century, [[Benaki Museum]] * ''The Archangel Gabriel'', [[Pisan]], c. 1325β1350, [[National Gallery of Art]] * ''The Archangel Gabriel'', [[Masolino da Panicale]], c. 1420β1430, [[National Gallery of Art]] * ''Justice between the Archangels Michael and Gabriel'', [[Jacobello del Fiore]], 1421 * ''Merode Altarpiece'' (Triptych), [[Robert Campin]], c. 1425, [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] * ''The Angel Gabriel'', [[Agostino di Duccio]], c. 1450 * ''[[Annunciation (Leonardo)|Annunciation]]'', [[Leonardo da Vinci]], c. 1475 * ''The Angel Gabriel'', [[Neroccio d'Landi]], c. 1490 * ''The Angel Gabriel'', late 15th or early 16th century, Flemish, [[National Gallery of Art]] * ''The Angel Gabriel'', Ferrari Gaudenzio, 1511, [[National Gallery, London]] * ''Gabriel delivering the Annunciation'' [[El Greco]], 1575 (pictured above) * ''Go Down Death'', [[Aaron Douglas (artist)|Aaron Douglas]], 1934 The Military Order of Saint Gabriel was established to recognize "individuals who have made significant contributions to the U.S. Army Public Affairs community and practice". The medallion depicts St. Gabriel sounding a trumpet, while the obverse displays the Army Public Affairs emblem.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.armypaa.org/saintgabriel|title=Military Order of Saint Gabriel|access-date=21 March 2019|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321201727/http://www.armypaa.org/saintgabriel|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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